... actual slashing shots shown or any nudity (Hitchcock/Psycho Trailer.) That would be left up to the viewer to use their imagination. Hitchcock chose the design of the house, which stands behind the Bates Motel. He believed that it cast a sinister feel on the whole area. In comparison, the 1998 version of the story was subject to more leniency. Director Van Sant chose to add nudity and visible stab wounds ... Norman had done what he had done. In the novel there is nothing of a psychiatrist specifically. Van Sant differed from the others by using an imagery technique. When Marion was kille...

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